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Analysis: Latam central banks look past COVID as inflation phantoms loom

Latin America's central banks have become more hawkish as the region's inflationary ghosts rattle their chains, with a recent pivot…

4 years ago

‘Flying off the shelves’: Primark sales soar in reopened markets

Primark's sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels and management expectations in its latest quarter as stores reopened after COVID-19 lockdowns and consumers…

4 years ago

Asian shares rise after consumer confidence boosts Nasdaq to record high

Asian shares rose and a gauge of global equities hovered near record highs on Wednesday after rising consumer confidence in…

4 years ago

Dollar bides time below two-month highs before payrolls test

The dollar hovered below a two-month high versus major counterparts on Tuesday, with traders largely sidelined ahead of a closely…

4 years ago

Pandemic boom drives UK house prices up by most since 2004

British house prices jumped by the most in more than 16 years this month, soaring by 13.4% from June 2020,…

4 years ago

Oil slips after hitting highest since 2018 before OPEC+ talks

Oil prices slipped on Monday after hitting more than 2-1/2 year highs earlier in the session, as a spike in…

4 years ago

Asian shares start on cautious note amid rise in COVID-19 cases

Asian shares got the week off to a cautious start on Monday as a spike in coronavirus cases across Asia…

4 years ago

Australia’s Sydney and Darwin in COVID-19 lockdowns

Sydney began a two-week lockdown on Sunday as a cluster of cases of the highly infectious coronavirus Delta variant rose…

4 years ago

Self-driving startup WeRide deepens ties with Nissan, raises $310 mln

WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving startup, said on Wednesday that it would deepen development with Nissan Motor (7201.T) on autonomous…

4 years ago

Save Our Summer: UK pilots and cabin crew issue travel sector rescue plea

British pilots, cabin crew, travel agents and other workers are urging politicians to save the summer holiday season by reopening…

4 years ago